The identification of deficits in working memory is particularly interesting with regard to schizophrenia because it links to other evidence regarding brain functions and this disorder. Processes that are associated with central executive processing are

associated with brain activity located in the ________ area of the prefrontal cortex that seems to be dysfunctional in schizophrenia.

a. preoptic
b. dorsolateral
c. verbal
d. posterior


Answer: b.

Psychology

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a. guilt. b. jealousy. c. avoidance. d. depression.

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a. moral implications of using drugs for treating psychological disorders. b. side effects and physical dependence. c. whether benzodiazepines ever work in anxious patients. d. whether people will sell them.

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a. friendship b. infatuation c. romantic love d. self-love e. consummate love

Psychology